The Age of Egocasting - Christine Rosen

The New Atlantis - The Age of Egocasting - Christine Rosen: ""

An article in Saturday's Globe &Mail mentions this article. Egocasting is the process of redefining your media realted experience to the point where you are not exposed to anything beyond what you like. In a city like San Fran, you see every second person talking on a cell phone, or cranking their iPod. Meanwhile they have all their TV TiVo'ed, and visit only the blogs they like. Suddenly the narrow-cast of ideas is only confirmation of what you already know, nothing to jolt your awareness, make you consider the other point of view. The techno-blinders make sure you only see a world view you agree with, nothing more.